Florentine Corset

The Italian Renaissance undergarment corset is made of two layers of dense white flax, with 13 corset bones imitating whalebone used at the time. Dresses of the period featured short-cut bodices. The silhouette was later named "Empire style".

Undergarment stays come down to almost the waist and are laced on the back with the stay lace. The foundation garment is meant to provide peak lacing of the upper body under the dress. Corsets of the period still lacked side bones, casings, or "underbust" cups. The stays used were actually flat. The low neckline allowed the bust to be partially released to make breathing easier. This also allowed partly nude tempting curves that showed through the zephyrian semitransparent silk or linen muslin of the chemise. Since the corset was worn next to the skin for modesty, we attached a not-quite-historically-correct white linen underskirt.

Skirt is not included, a set of corset and skirt is available with "add skirt" selection.

Please note: if you would like to use this set as underwear, then we recommend choosing the white color in the order form.